The ultimate aim of this
page is to provide a meeting point for EMS professionals, to give those who wish to join
the EMS some idea of what it is all about and also as an information tool for those who
are not involved in the EMS, but are generally curious. I am always seeking feedback so if
you have any suggestion or would like to submit any information to be included on this
site -- pose challenging questions, share tips and valuable information, need answers to
EMS related questions, etc -- please drop me a line.

Subscribe to our free
newsletter to keep up to date with EMS events on the net. Not only will it provide you
with updates about this page but also interesting information about other pages, current
EMS issues and various other fun and informative things.

We are trained to deal with trauma.
However, in many cases the trauma we learn to cope with is the physical trauma of others
and not the emotional and psychological trauma that we have to face on a daily basis.

No matter how hard we try to deny it, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is
a very real problem in the EMS. This page has links to various PTSD resources, and brief
description about what PTSD is, how to identify it in your colleagues and yourself, what
can be done to prevent it and how to cope with it.

Critical Incident Stress Coping Facilities Poll

How would you rate the facilities which your service offers to assist EMTs dealing with critical incident stress?

This is the place to visit if
you are interested in communicating with other EMS professionals. It contains links to EMS
chat rooms and EMS ICQ lists.

Here are a few South African EMS
links. There just aren't very many out there. If I have not included your site and you
wish to be added to this list, pleeeeeease let me know. You are welcome. If there is
anything you would like to know about the EMS in South Africa and you can't find it in
these links. Please drop me a note and I will try and provide you with answers.

Some new, some old, some animated.
Please help yourself. These graphics can be used as tools for building your own page.
Should you have any cool EMS graphics which would be appropriate for this page.... please
let me know.